Folding box.



Ar GULDENETZ.

FEEDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-76. 190s.

- Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

A. GOLDENEIZ.

FOLDING BOX.

API LIOATION FILED AUG. e, 1908.

Patented M31122, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

A. GOLDENETZ.

FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG, 6. 1908.

Patented Max:122, 1910.

SSHBETS-SHEET 3.

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L ERT' 'QOIQDENETZ, F DEFIANCE, OHIO.

FOLDING Box.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t dgMar. 2 2, I 1910.

Application filed'August 6, 1908. Serial No. 447,286,

To all conccm:. I

Be it known thatl, ALBERT. GOLDENETZ, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and

aresident of Defiance, in the county of Defianceand' State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful- Improvements in Fold:

-- ing Boxes,"of which the following is a specification. I I

This invention relates to. folding boxesadapted to be used in deliveringor shipping Another object is to provide abox of this.

character in whichthe bot-tom may be locked bulging. 1 r

. Other details will also be'he'reinafter described. The.invention initspreferable e'mbodi ment consists of a box hereinafter more,particularlydescribed andthen' claimed.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part hereofi Figure 1 is aperspective view ofmy-box ready for use. Fig. 21s a crosssection ofpartof- .the same, .the' line of se'c'ti'ox rfibeing through the rods andsheet metal sides. "Fig.- 3 s a-horizontal sectional view, showing thearrangement of securing the sheet metal sides .to the vertical rods.

' *ig. 4. is an end elevation of the box folded.

Fig, 5 is a detail,- partly in-section,-illustrating the connectionbetween the sides and the framing members, and the way,- the cover andbottom are hinged. Fig. dis a top plan view of the same folded. Fig. 7is a detail sectional view of the locking devices. Fig. 8 is aperspective viewofthe box having a "two part bottom, the sides being oilso that the construction-may be better seen.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals: The frame ofthe box comprises, both -at.the'to p and bottom, fram ing members formedpreferably of flat'metal bars, two ofthe bars 1 and '2 having L-shapedthe points where the strai ht bars 5 and 6 are secured to the Lshapedpieces ,3 aind4,

rods 8- and 0,,whichextendlfrom in position and the sides preventedfromextensions 3 and l and the other bars' 5 and (lbeingstraight barsconnecting the two bars 1- and 2 as clearly seen in- Fig. 8.- At' theyare pivotally connected by 'n'leansof framing members 'to the lowerframing mem bers and connect them together, and the other corners of thebox are also hinged together by means of similar rods 12 and 14'. whichalso connect together the top and bottomframing members. .Thisconstruction permits the boxto'fold substantially flat as seen' in-Figs.4 and 6, andthe rods 8, 7 10,12 and 14 not only act aspivots but also.strengthen the box and prevent the top and bottom framing members fromcollapsing. Two additional rods 15"'are provided for each set offramingmembers 5 .and 6 and these'are for the purpose of having secured "tothem the sheet metal sides 20 .ofthe box, a d these sides'inclose' thewhole space betyeenfthe upper and lower framing -members and between thesaid rods 15, each-sheet metal side having .its top and bottom bentaround the upper andlower framing members as seen at- 24- and.alsoaround the rods 15 asindicated at '26. The top and bottom framingmembers 1' and Qare also each provided with an additional rod- 16 attheir L-shaped corners, and'the ,sheet metal form-- ing the sides is notonly bent around said top and bottom framing members 1 and 2, but isalso bentzaround the rod let, and-then looped around the extra rods 16at the L-shaped corners and, instead of ending there, passes on-and'isbent cleararound the rods 8- and 9 by which said L-shaped corners arehinged to the straight side members 5 and 6.v (See-Figs. 2 and 3).,

.To. one side of the box, is secured a cover 30 which is formed ofawire'31 bent into rectangular shape'and a sheet metal filling member32," the latter being bent around the \vireas clearly shown, and thecover being 9.5 hinged, preferably -to the upper framing member l byhaving extensions 33 on said upper framing --member- 1 bciit Y aroundthe rod 31 forming part of the cover..

When the box' is in the positionshown in 100 .Fig. 1, thecoveriisadapted to be folded the eo'ver .andthese lugs 35 are adapted to 1.05

coactiwith hasps 38 which are pivoted to lugs 39 opposite the lugs 35,these hasps beingarrangedto be moved over the lugs 35,

when a 'rilng or suitable locking device 40*,

maybe'slippedthrough the perforations in 1 -theI-1li1gs'35 to lockthe'cover. Of course the loeking of the cover also looks the box in thewhichproject over the upper side-framingmembers 5 and thereby lock thebox in the folded position as shown in Fig. 1.

the bottom of the box may be made in one piece as shown in Fig. 1 orintwo pieces as shown in Fig. 8. When made of one piece it is made inthe same manner as the cover which has been alreadydescribed and itswire H is preferably hinged to clips projecting from the bottom framingmember 1 so that the box may be opened as shown in Fig. 1, or it may befolded up against the side 1 asindicated in Fig. (:3, when the box isfolded. Just as long as the bottom of the box is in the position shownin Fig. 1 the box is held in. open position ready for use even if thecover is not locked in position, and in order to provide a lock to holdthis bottom in the position shown in Fig. 1, I employ a look which inits preferable embodiment comprises a disk pivoted at 51 to one of thesides of the box. This dish is slotted asindicated at 52 and coacts witha pin 53 which limits its rotary movement. The lock is also providedwith a lug or projection 5a which, when the lock 50 is in operativeposition, is immediately under-the pin 53 and immediately over one sideof the wire in the bottom of the box, and this wire is thus held down bythe lug 5% so that the bottom cannot be moved upward. When it is desiredto open the bottom. of'the box,

so that the box may be folded, the lock 50 is moved so that the lug 54moves away from the bottom of the box, when said bot tom may be foldedagainst the side 1 and the box collapsed.

In order to make a'better lock and at the same time to prevent the sidefrom bulging I provide the lower framing member 2 with a lug 57, andthis lug is immediately under the lug 54 when the lug 54 is in lockedposition. The lugs 54 and 57 coact in such way as to receive and holdthe rod in the bottom as clearly indicated in Fig. 7 and since the otherend of the bottom is held at the opposite side lby its hinges, it. isclear that the sides are thereby pre ented from bulging.

In order to strengthen the box and also to prevent it from collapsing inthe center of the sides, I form a groove 60 in the sheet metal formingthe side, preferably directly behind the lock 50, and in this groove islocated a wire rod 62 connecting the upper and lower framing members.This construction not only stiffens the side but prevents the top andbottom from collapsing as will be readily understood. In large boxesthis stiffening rod may be inserted in several places at each side.

of disk'form but any structure. which provides means as the lug 54Ccapable of being moved over the bottom of the box to lock it in positionor to be moved away in order to permit said box to be moved upward fallswithin the scope of my invention.

In Fig. 8, when the two part bottomis used, I may also employ a two parttop, or

if preferred a single top may be used which would be hinged to lugsprojecting from the long side 5 as seenin said Fig. 8 instead of fromthe side 1 as indicated in Figs. 1 and 5.

It is. obvious that changes and mo'dific'a tions may be made withoutdeparting from my invention, the scope of which is clearly set forth inthe appended claims. v

What-I claim as my-invention is:

1. In a folding box, upper and lower framing members comprising twomembers with L-shaped ends and two straight mem bers, pivot rodspivotally connecting the L- shaped ends to one endof the straightmembers, pivot rodsconnecting the other ends of the L-shaped. memberswith the, other ends of the straight, members, and sheet metal sidesconnected'to said framing members, substantially as described.

- 2. In a folding box, upper and lower framing members comprising twomembers with L-shaped ends and two straight members, pivot rodspivotally connecting the L- shapod ends to one end-of the straightmembers, pivot rods connecting the other ends of the: L-shaped memberswith the other ends of the straightmembers, additional rods connectingsaid framingfmem-bers alongside ofsaid pivot rods, and sheet metal sidesconnected to said reamin members and to said additionalrod-s,substantially as described.

3. In a folding box, upper and lower framing members comprising twomembers with L-shaped ends and two straight members, pivot rodspivotally connecting the L- shaped ends to one end of the straightmembers, pivot rods connecting the other ends of the L-shaped memberswith the other ends of the straight members, additional rod-s connectingsaid framing members alongside of said pivot rods, sheet metal sidesconnected to the straight framing members and their additional rods, andsheet metal sides connected to the additional rods and to the L- shapedstraight members by being bent around the pivot rods, substantially asdescribed? 4. In a folding b'ox, upper'and lower.

framing members comprising two members.

with L-shaped ends and two str aight' .mem'- bers, pivot rodspivotallyconnecting the Lshaped ends to one end of the straight members,pivot rods connecting the other ends of the L-shaped. members with the 1other ends of the straight members, additional rods at the corner of theL,-sha'ped -members, and sheet metal sides connected to said L-shapedframing members by being bent around the same and by being bent aroundthe pivot rod at the'L-shapedend of the framing members, then loopedaround the additional rod at the'coine'r of the; L-shaped members andbeing bent around the'rod at the other endsvof the.

L-shaped members, substantially as. de-

y scribed.

5. In a folding box, upper and lower framing members comprising twosubstantially flat members with L-shaped ends and two substantially fiatstraight members,

pivot rods pivotally connecting said members, whereby the box may befolded, sheet metal-sides connected to said -flat framing memb'ers,-' atop hinged to one of the top framingmembers and a bottom hinged to oneof the bottom framing members, substantially as described.-

6. In a folding box, upper and lower framing members comprisingsubstantially flat metal bars, pivot rods connecting sai sides wherebythey may be folded, sheet use, and a hasp coacting' with said covertolock it when the box is in position for. use, said hasp also. coactingwith one of the sides and locking the box in the folded position,substantially as described. I

S. In a folding box, two pairs of sides pivotally connected togetherwhereby they may be folded, a cover hinged to one of the sides andfoldable parallel therewith, when the box is collapsed and arranged toclose the entire box when the box is. open for use, and

a hasp connected with one of the sides and coacting with said cover tolock it when the box is" in position for use, said hasp also noactingwith another of the sides and locking the box in the folded position,substantially as described. 3

9. In a folding box,'two pairs ofsides pivotally connected whereby theymay be folded, a cover hinged to one, of the sides and arranged to coverthe box, a lug on one of the sides coacting with said cover, and a {haspconnectedv with said side and coacting with said lug to lock the coverin position, i said hasp also'coacting with one of the sides to lock thebox int-he folded position, sub: 'stantially'as described. i

10., In a box, two pairs of sides pivotally connected .whereby they maybe folded, a

cover hinged to one of the sides and arranged to cover the box, a lug onone of the sides coacting with said cover, and a hasp 1 connected withsaid side and coacting with said lug to lock the cover in position, saidhasp also having a flange coacting with one of the'sides and aperforation to receive said lug to lock the box in the folded position,substantially as described.

11. In a box, the combination ofa bottom adapted to be folded, and alockcomprising a rotatable member coacting ,with said bot tom to lockthe same in position and constructed to be moved awayz from said-bottomto. permit the bottom to' beg'folded, substantially as described.

12. In a box, the combina' of ,a bottom 1 adapted to be folded, and alock comprising 'arotatable member constructed and adapted to be'movedover said bottom to lock the] same in position and to be. moved awayfrom said bottom to permit the bottom to be folded,'substantially asdescribed.

d 13. In a box, the combination of-a bottom hinged to one side of thebox, and 'alock connected with one of the sides offthe box and having arotatable member adapted to lock said bottom in position, andconstructed to be moved away from saidbottom to permit the bottom to. befolded, substantially as described.

14:. In a box, the ,icombination of a bottom hinged at one of its sides,a ing at the oppo site side of the box coacting with said botand a lockcomprising a rotatable memtom,

with said bottom and lug to her coactingv lock said bottom and lug inengagement and thereby prevent the sidesfrom bulging, substantially asdescribed.

- 15. In a box, thev combination of a bottom hinged at one of its sides,and a rotary lock secured to the box and having a projection thereon,said rotary member being movable to bring said projection over thebottom to lock the same. in position, substantially as described. i .16.In a hinged at one'of its sides, alug at the opposite side of the boxcoacting with said bottom, and a rotary lock above said lug having aprojectionthereon, said rotary memher being adapted to rotate to clampthe bottom between saidprojection and said lug, substantially as;described.

17. In a box, the combination of a bottom hingedat one of its sides,and-a rotary lock box, the combinationof a bottom &

connecting said upper and lower framing members, substantially asdescribed.

10 Signed by .me at Defiance, Ohio, this 24 day of July 1908.

ALBERT GOLDENETZ. \Vitn'esses:

F. L. HoY,

HARRIET BLAIR.

